Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-03
HA! HA!
The Long, Weary Waiting of Loyal
Utah Brought to Triumph
ant Close.
President Cleveland Has Placed His
Signature to the Edmunds-
Tucker Bill.
The News Received With Acclama-
lions OF Joy on Every Hand.
The Flag of the Nation Floats from
the HOuse-TOps - GladneSs
ReIgns Supreme.
Expressions OF Leading Citizens on the
The News Received With Aeclama-
lions OF Joy on Every Hand.
Expressions of Leading Citizens on the
Effect Of the Law.

| opGClol W OhAONA''l
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 3.-"The Ed
munds-Tucker bill has been signed by the
President and has just been returned to
| the Senate"
As soon as this was received a special
issue of The DEMOCRAT was sent out
upon the streets to take the glad tidings
| to LOYAL Utah. The news was received
with the greatest joy by the entire Gen
tile population and not few of the Nor
mons were heard to mutter their ap-
proval.
Whes the word came, flags were
hoisted on many prominent buildings
and loyal American hearts beat in unison,
thankful that at last measure had be-
come law that will very nearly throttle
priestcraft and open up the way for free
institutions to be established in this
Territory, which has for so many
years been under the ban of Asiatic
ideas and religio-political rule.
A DEMOCRAT reporter found nearly
everybody ready with an opinion regard
ing the probable result of the law. Many
who have fought so long here for the
rights of humanity and the disenthral-
dom, felt that wedge had been entered
into the Mormon monstrosity with such
force and pertinency that its hold on
public affairs has been split and now will
follow an unprecedented period of pros
perity in Utah.
Below are given the various opinions
of our prominent citizens as caught by
THE DEMOCRAT reporter on his hasty
round up:
Ex-Gov. MURRAY - The Presidents
signature is what we all hoped for and
believed the bill would get. Personally
it is a satisfaction to me that the bill has
become law. 1t gives great satisfaction
to the loyal people here and will ere
long be as uncomfortable for the dis
loyal element as the law or 1882 has
proven to be.
JUDGE ROsBoRoUGH-The new law is
step in advance.
COLONEL MERRTT-What effect it will
have it is hard to predict now. though it
has by no means backward tendency.
c.. ii. PARsoNs-It is not what we want
Nothing short of taking all political
power from the Mormons will have the
proper effect.
GEO. M. SCoTT-The law will give gen.
eral satisfaction. am glad it is signed.
w. F. RAYBoULD-It is slow wedge.
But we must be thankful for small things. |
Like the law of 's2, it will, little by little,
do good.
BISHOP A. o. SHOOT, OF Provo: l |
would not have turned my hand either
for its veto or to have had it signed. 1t |
don't make any difference to the Latter
day Saints. l think, though, that the
bill is not satisfactory to either the Re-
publicans or Democrats.
j. M. YoUNG-As a young man of
Utah, can say that l am sorry that the
Mormon people haven't the sense to see
that they can't stand out against the
will OF this Nation. The new bill will 90
a long way toward correcting the evils
here and set Utah in line with the insti-
buttons of this country.
A. L. WmMAMs-Good. 1t hits me
right.
AN Ex-MAYoR of this city was heard to
say that it would be a id good joke
if the Mormons should hoist the flags
over Mormon buildings as though the
whole thing was considered by them a
Mormon triumph.
w. II. SELLS said: l think the bill
will work good results for Utah. 1t is
the beginning of the end. Hereafter, emf
grafton will be encouraged, and in five
years Salt Lake will have population
Of $1,000 people.
BEN SHEEKs-It is just the thing
wanted. am satisfied with its provis-
ions.
Mr.. VAN HORN, Baskin's law partner
[ like the bill. 1t is altogether the hard
EST dose the Mormon Church has had to
swallow.
JUDGE HoGE-I like it, partiularly be-
cause the women are DISTINGUISHED.
J. A. BENTON, of the Union Ticket
Office, said that the bill would not ma
5erially affect railroad matters. He
thought the Interstate Commerce bill of
more importance to railroad in
,erests.
1t was impossible to get the opinions
'f great number of prominent citizens on
account of their being in attendance at the
matinee opera. Prominent Mormons were
not very conspicuous either on the street
Or at their places of business. 1t is safe
o say, however, that the news of the
Presidents signature having made the
Dill law has lifted great weight off the
hearts of all true Americans in this CITY {
md throughout the Territory, and that
o-day they are consequently in high
pirits.